Z Hofmeyr de Beer

Observation VS evaluation

In my previous article I introduced you to the idea that language influences the way you see the world. And how you see the world directly influences your emotions and actions. This is not a new idea! You may have come across the following quotes before: “Men are disturbed not

You are a verb!

You: “Hi I am [proper noun], I am a [noun]” We use nouns to label everything in our world. If we have a name for something we often feel like we understand that thing. You would do well to be a little more cautious. Language can be a double-edged

Glossary of terms

According to Carver & Scheier (1998) you can understand a lot about human behaviour if you start from a  basis of goals and feedback. This allows you to see human beings and our behaviour from a systems perspective, which gives context to a lot of terminology you find in psychology